<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Urban & Land Use Planning]]> https://www.thebookco.com Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:23:44 +0000 <![CDATA[The Urban Design Handbook (Techniques and Working Methods)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-urban-design-handbook-techniques-and-working-methods/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 21:51:04 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-urban-design-handbook-techniques-and-working-methods/ The Urban Design Handbook (Techniques and Working Methods) by Urban Design Associates, 9780393733686This invaluable guide, brought up to date in its revised edition, offers an introductory course in urbanism and provides an operations manual for architects, planners, developers, and public officials. Based on Urban Design Associates’ in-house training procedures, this unique handbook details the..

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]]> The Urban Design Handbook (Techniques and Working Methods) by Urban Design Associates, 9780393733686This invaluable guide, brought up to date in its revised edition, offers an introductory course in urbanism and provides an operations manual for architects, planners, developers, and public officials. Based on Urban Design Associates’ in-house training procedures, this unique handbook details the..

Price: $55.00

]]> <![CDATA[Creating CityCenter (World-Class Architecture and the New Las Vegas)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/creating-citycenter-world-class-architecture-and-the-new-las-vegas/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 21:44:51 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/creating-citycenter-world-class-architecture-and-the-new-las-vegas/ Creating CityCenter (World-Class Architecture and the New Las Vegas) by William R. Smith, Scott J. Tilden, Lynne Lavelle, 9780393733662MGM Resorts International’s CityCenter is the largest privately financed building project in the United States to date; its development brought together star architects and major interior design firms and landscape architects. The design and concurrent construction of seven separate buildings and ..

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]]> Creating CityCenter (World-Class Architecture and the New Las Vegas) by William R. Smith, Scott J. Tilden, Lynne Lavelle, 9780393733662MGM Resorts International’s CityCenter is the largest privately financed building project in the United States to date; its development brought together star architects and major interior design firms and landscape architects. The design and concurrent construction of seven separate buildings and ..

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]]> <![CDATA[The Planning Game (Lessons from Great Cities)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-planning-game-lessons-from-great-cities/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 21:27:53 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-planning-game-lessons-from-great-cities/ The Planning Game (Lessons from Great Cities) by Alexander Garvin, 9780393733440The Planning Game: Lessons from Great Cities provides a focused, thorough, and sophisticated overview of how planning works, generously illustrated with 200 colorful photographs, diagrams, and maps created expressly for the book. It presents the public realm approach to planning—an approach that e..

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]]> The Planning Game (Lessons from Great Cities) by Alexander Garvin, 9780393733440The Planning Game: Lessons from Great Cities provides a focused, thorough, and sophisticated overview of how planning works, generously illustrated with 200 colorful photographs, diagrams, and maps created expressly for the book. It presents the public realm approach to planning—an approach that e..

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]]> <![CDATA[Gardens of Eden (Long Island's Early Twentieth-Century Planned Communities)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/gardens-of-eden-long-islands-early-twentieth-century-planned-communities/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 20:56:34 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/gardens-of-eden-long-islands-early-twentieth-century-planned-communities/ Gardens of Eden (Long Island's Early Twentieth-Century Planned Communities) by Robert B. MacKay, 9780393733211Edited by SPLIA’s former director, Dr. Robert B. MacKay, Gardens of Eden is an exploration of a distinct type of suburban development that proliferated across the region before zoning regulations were developed to manage land use in New York City and its environs. While the onset of suburbia on Lo..

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]]> Gardens of Eden (Long Island's Early Twentieth-Century Planned Communities) by Robert B. MacKay, 9780393733211Edited by SPLIA’s former director, Dr. Robert B. MacKay, Gardens of Eden is an exploration of a distinct type of suburban development that proliferated across the region before zoning regulations were developed to manage land use in New York City and its environs. While the onset of suburbia on Lo..

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]]> <![CDATA[Planning and Community Development (A Guide for the 21st Century)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/planning-and-community-development-a-guide-for-the-21st-century/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 20:26:17 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/planning-and-community-development-a-guide-for-the-21st-century/ Planning and Community Development (A Guide for the 21st Century) by Norman Tyler, Robert M. Ward, 9780393732924Two experienced educators offer a general introduction to planning, including the elements of the comprehensive plan, and the tools of plan implementation. Each chapter includes a continuing case study of Rivertown, a fictitious community used for planning exercises. Practical examples and case st..

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]]> Planning and Community Development (A Guide for the 21st Century) by Norman Tyler, Robert M. Ward, 9780393732924Two experienced educators offer a general introduction to planning, including the elements of the comprehensive plan, and the tools of plan implementation. Each chapter includes a continuing case study of Rivertown, a fictitious community used for planning exercises. Practical examples and case st..

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]]> <![CDATA[Public Parks (The Key to Livable Communities)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/public-parks-the-key-to-livable-communities/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 20:08:58 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/public-parks-the-key-to-livable-communities/ Public Parks (The Key to Livable Communities) by Alexander Garvin, 9780393732795Everything that anybody (whether they are citizen activists, or public officials, or professional landscape architects, architects, and planners) needs to know about the critical role public parks play in creating livable communities. Millions of dollars are being spent on restoring parks and crea..

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]]> Public Parks (The Key to Livable Communities) by Alexander Garvin, 9780393732795Everything that anybody (whether they are citizen activists, or public officials, or professional landscape architects, architects, and planners) needs to know about the critical role public parks play in creating livable communities. Millions of dollars are being spent on restoring parks and crea..

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]]> <![CDATA[Understanding Green Building Guidelines (For Students and Young Professionals)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/understanding-green-building-guidelines-for-students-and-young-professionals/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:50:48 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/understanding-green-building-guidelines-for-students-and-young-professionals/ Understanding Green Building Guidelines (For Students and Young Professionals) by Traci Rose Rider, 9780393732634Many professions are increasingly producing tools to assist clients in breaking down and understanding the different elements that reside under the umbrella of the sustainability movement. For the design and construction professions, this unpacking often takes the form of green building guidelines..

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]]> Understanding Green Building Guidelines (For Students and Young Professionals) by Traci Rose Rider, 9780393732634Many professions are increasingly producing tools to assist clients in breaking down and understanding the different elements that reside under the umbrella of the sustainability movement. For the design and construction professions, this unpacking often takes the form of green building guidelines..

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]]> <![CDATA[Robert Moses and the Modern City (The Transformation of New York) - 9780393732436]]> https://www.thebookco.com/robert-moses-and-the-modern-city-the-transformation-of-new-york-9780393732436/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:35:33 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/robert-moses-and-the-modern-city-the-transformation-of-new-york-9780393732436/ Robert Moses and the Modern City (The Transformation of New York) - 9780393732436 by Hilary Ballon, Kenneth T. Jackson, 9780393732436“We are rebuilding New York, not dispersing and abandoning it”: Robert Moses saw himself on a rescue mission to save the city from obsolescence, decentralization, and decline. His vast building program aimed to modernize urban infrastructure, expand the public realm with extensive recreational fac..

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]]> Robert Moses and the Modern City (The Transformation of New York) - 9780393732436 by Hilary Ballon, Kenneth T. Jackson, 9780393732436“We are rebuilding New York, not dispersing and abandoning it”: Robert Moses saw himself on a rescue mission to save the city from obsolescence, decentralization, and decline. His vast building program aimed to modernize urban infrastructure, expand the public realm with extensive recreational fac..

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]]> <![CDATA[Robert Moses and the Modern City (The Transformation of New York)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/robert-moses-and-the-modern-city-the-transformation-of-new-york/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:45:22 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/robert-moses-and-the-modern-city-the-transformation-of-new-york/ Robert Moses and the Modern City (The Transformation of New York) by Hilary Ballon, Kenneth T. Jackson, 9780393732061“We are rebuilding New York, not dispersing and abandoning it”: Robert Moses saw himself on a rescue mission to save the city from obsolescence, decentralization, and decline. His vast building program aimed to modernize urban infrastructure, expand the public realm with extensive recreational fac..

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]]> Robert Moses and the Modern City (The Transformation of New York) by Hilary Ballon, Kenneth T. Jackson, 9780393732061“We are rebuilding New York, not dispersing and abandoning it”: Robert Moses saw himself on a rescue mission to save the city from obsolescence, decentralization, and decline. His vast building program aimed to modernize urban infrastructure, expand the public realm with extensive recreational fac..

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]]> <![CDATA[Parks, Plants, and People (Beautifying the Urban Landscape)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/parks-plants-and-people-beautifying-the-urban-landscape/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:45:11 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/parks-plants-and-people-beautifying-the-urban-landscape/ Parks, Plants, and People (Beautifying the Urban Landscape) by Lynden B. Miller, 9780393732030An internationally renowned public garden designer, with 27 years’ experience and an artist’s eye, Lynden Miller has changed the face of New York City’s public places by providing a connection with nature for neighborhoods, rich and poor. Parks, Plants and People describes the elements of successf..

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]]> Parks, Plants, and People (Beautifying the Urban Landscape) by Lynden B. Miller, 9780393732030An internationally renowned public garden designer, with 27 years’ experience and an artist’s eye, Lynden Miller has changed the face of New York City’s public places by providing a connection with nature for neighborhoods, rich and poor. Parks, Plants and People describes the elements of successf..

Price: $49.95

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